Senior Corporate Counsel Pac-Dent Inc. - 3.0 Brea, CA Job Details Full-time $175,000 - $195,000 a year 2 hours ago Benefits Health insurance 401(k) Paid time off 401(k) matching Qualifications Law Employment law Doctor of Law (JD) Bar Senior leadership Full Job Description Position summary Pac-Dent is seeking a practical, business-oriented Senior Corporate Counsel / Head of Legal to lead its internal legal function. This role will support commercial operations, intellectual-property strategy, corporate matters, legal-risk management, and coordination of U.S. and international outside counsel. The ideal candidate is a strong legal generalist with meaningful IP experience who can build efficient legal processes, provide clear business guidance, and support Pac-Dent's growth, international operations, strategic transactions, and long-term corporate readiness. Key responsibilities Draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including dealer, distributor, supplier, private-label, vendor, confidentiality, licensing, and partnership agreements. Advise leadership on commercial, corporate, employment, dispute, and business-risk matters. Lead internal IP coordination, including patent and trademark portfolio management, invention disclosures, trade-secret protection, licensing, and management of outside IP counsel. Coordinate U.S., Taiwan, China, Germany, and other international legal and IP resources. Develop legal policies, contract templates, approval procedures, legal intake, matter tracking, and outside-counsel budget controls. Establish legal-review standards for product claims, marketing, labeling, promotions, dealer communications, and public-facing materials. Support corporate governance, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, licensing, due diligence, and legal readiness for future financing or public-company initiatives. Develop legal AI-use standards addressing approved tools, confidentiality, privilege, records retention, and human review. Qualifications J.D. and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar; California admission or Registered In-House Counsel eligibility preferred. 8+ years of relevant corporate, commercial, or in-house legal experience. Strong commercial-contract drafting and negotiation experience. Working knowledge of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, licensing, and intellectual-property risk. Experience managing outside counsel, legal spend, and multiple legal priorities. Excellent business judgment, communication skills, and ability to provide practical legal advice. Experience in medical devices, dental, healthcare products, manufacturing, consumer products, or another regulated industry preferred. Experience working with international teams and outside counsel preferred. Patent-bar registration or technical background is preferred but not required. What Pac-Dent offers Direct access to executive leadership and meaningful business involvement. Ownership of a growing, AI-enabled legal function. Opportunity to protect and develop a meaningful global IP portfolio. Broad exposure to commercial strategy, international operations, product development, and future strategic transactions. Pac-Dent will continue to use specialized outside counsel for complex patent prosecution, litigation, regulatory, tax, and foreign-law matters. This role will lead legal strategy, risk assessment, internal coordination, and outside-counsel management.

Pay:

$175,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person